Puzzle shaped bread cutter

3-3-2010

This puzzle shaped bread-cutter makes it easier for small children to eat their sandwich. The products and packaging are recyclable.

Cubin waste container

2-3-2010

Cubin is a disposable waste container that can be placed on the table. If guests leave a table, the container and all its contents can be discarded.

Far Coast Coffee furniture

28-2-2010

Coca Cola’s new coffee brand “Far Coast” placed these sustainably developed seats in the Olympic Village during the Olympics, to promote the new coffee brand. The chairs are made so that they can easliy be combined to multiple seats. 

Green street lampposts

27-2-2010

Tak studio has designed a ‘road lamppost-and-windturbin-in-one’. By catching the wind and airflow caused by the cars speeding by, energy is generated. This energy causes the street lighting to turn on. The lampposts no longer need to be connected to the powernetwork.

Air purifying LED-lightbulbs

22-2-2010

This new LED lamp is economical, environmentally friendly and purifies the air. Dust, smoke and dust mites are all absorbed by the lamp.

Floating office

20-2-2010

In The Netherlands it’s not uncommon to live on water. The British company Space Water may even have based there H2Office on it . This floating office is suitable for two people, and can be placed in most ports. This creates opportunities for ports that are just not deep enough for most boats.

Environmental friendly outdoor showers

17-2-2010

These modern outdoor showers heat water by using solar energy. The only thing needed is a water pipe and the shower provides hot water.

Watching the sunset from a container

17-2-2010

In South Korea they made an observation-point from old shipping containers to enjoy the sunset. Another creative way to use old containers.

Domino’s Pizza switches to electric scooters

15-2-2010

After a successful trial in Rotterdam, Domino’s pizza only wants to use electric scooters for pizza delivery within two years. The scooters are less polluting and more quite. The only problem now is that the battery runs-out rather quickly.

Tea house heated by compost

11-2-2010

Architects in Tokyo have designed a compact teahouse that is heated by compost. The walls are filled with leaves that will start composting. That process creates a heat of about 48 degrees Celsius which heats the tea house.

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